Derek Hanson

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Derek Hanson
Derek Hanson
@derek

I build blocks, plugins, and themes with WordPress and write about what I learn. This is my blog on the Fediverse; reply here and it shows up as a comment on the post. Personal account: @derekahanson.

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  • I have two Fable resets for being with Claude for a year. I feel like I have a trick play in my playbook.

  • If you are wondering whether or not developers and engineers are in trouble of being replaced by button smashers and keyboard clankers like myself who think they can build things with AI now, don’t fear, everything’s fine. While I can make cool stuff with AI, and I have a lot…

  • https://quill.siolon.com/ I’ve been experimenting with creating native Mac OS apps lately, and I had been thinking about what one specific to writing with WordPress would look like. Quill looks like it is almost exactly what I had in mind. It’s a writing-first app so you can draft and publish on…

  • All of the sites I see now that are design reference libraries want to charge you for collecting and organizing inspiration. Essentially, people are selling access to their Pinterest board. If you are upset that AI is creating content, apps, and websites based on the designs of humans, what about…

  • https://www.notchowl.com/ I’m not ready to pay for a new tool these days, but this one really piqued my interest. One of the more creative approaches for a todo app. I was just looking at the notch on my laptop and getting annoyed by it covering menu bar items. This flips…

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